FUNCTIONAL MRI OF THE HUMAN HIPPOCAMPUS

描述（改编自申请人的摘要）：本项目的目标 是为了更好地定义人类海马体的功能解剖学， 功能磁共振成像的记忆处理 该项目旨在执行 海马区的高分辨率结构成像研究， 检查CA区域、下托和内嗅皮层的活动 在执行过程中，贯穿双侧前后轴 正常志愿者的几种记忆模式。 使用计算 技术，申请人将展开海马体以提供扁平的 其活动的功能图。 本研究旨在阐明 海马内亚结构的功能组织 完整的大脑 这些知识也将影响对 治疗涉及海马体的疾病如阿尔茨海默病 和颞叶癫痫 这项研究将分三个阶段进行：1）技术将 开发和优化的高分辨率成像和分割 海马体 2)刺激范例的开发目标是 实现不同的海马活动。 3)以便识别 结构-功能关系，这些范例将与 高分辨率成像技术，提供功能性平面图， 海马活动

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from applicant's abstract): The goal of this project is to better define the functional anatomy of the human hippocampus in memory processing with fMRI. This project proposes to perform high-resolution structural imaging studies of the hippocampal region, examining activity in the CA fields, subiculum, and entorhinal cortex throughout the anterior-posterior axis bilaterally, during performance of several memory paradigms in normal volunteers. Using computational techniques, the applicant will unfold the hippocampus to provide a flattened functional map of its activity. This research aims to elucidate the functional organization of substructures within the hippocampus in the intact brain. This knowledge will also impact the understanding and treating of diseases involving the hippocampus such as Alzheimer's disease and temporal lobe epilepsy. There will be three phases to this research: 1) The technology will be developed and optimized for the high-resolution imaging and segmentation of the hippocampus. 2) Stimulus paradigms will be developed with the goal of achieving differential hippocampal activity. 3) In order to identify structure-function relationships, these paradigms will be combined with the high-resolution imaging technology to deliver functional flattened maps of hippocampal activity.